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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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